Necktie device.



No. 857,402. PATBNTED JUNE 18,' 19o?. 0. I. HOOPLE.- N EGKTIB DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3, 190l.

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PATBNTEDJUNE 18, Ism;

C. HOOPLB. i NECK-TIB DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED -MAY 3, 190e.

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AfroNEI/s UNITED! STATES PATENT oEEioE.

CHARLES isAA'c nooPLE, or' ANAHEIM, cALir'oRiNiA.

- NEokTlE DEVICE.

To aJZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES ISAAC HoorLE, a citizen of the United States, and

a resident of Anaheim, in the county of and whichk will also enable a person to eX- editiously adjust the tie relatively7 to the iront collar button, even when the closest type of turn-down collar is worn.

-A further purpose fof the invention is to provide a construction which will eatly econoinize in the fabric necessary to orm a proper knot, and which will enable a erson to change the-pliable terminals or en s conf l'stituting the tie whenever desired.

The invention-consists in the novel'construction and combination of the Aseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth and pointed out in the claims.

' Reference isto be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this speciiica'- tion, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the iigures.

Figure 1 isa perspective view/cfa turndown 4collar having a portion broken awayv and illustrating the improved device in position relatively to the collar; Fig. 2 is aside elevation ofthe combined guide and su port for the tie ends; Fig. 3 is a view simi ar to Flg. '2, illustrating a slight -niodification in the construction of the combined uide and support; Fig. 4 is a horizonta section through an end portion-oi the forni of device shown in Fig. 3 and through a tie end in p0- sition in the said end portion of the device; Fig. 5 is-a side elevation of a portion of another inodiiied form of the device and a tie end secured thereto; Fig. 6 in an inner face vlew of a portion of one end of another form of the device; Fig. 7 is a vertical section through the said end portion of the device vshown in Fi 6, and through a tie'end when secured'in t e device; Fig'. 8 is an'inner face Speeication of Letters Patent. v'Appiicm'i'r'*neri May 3,1906. Saai No. 314.979.

Fig. 15 is a perspective view type. is ada ted to fit between the members of a turn-r own collar, as shown in Fig. 1 and be the rear stud when the collar is a Patented 4June 1.8, 1907.

' i I ,l Y Fig. 10 is an inner face view of an end por;

tion of another modified form of the device and atie ,end secured thereto; Fig. 11 is a horizontal section taken substantially on the line 11--11 of Fig. 10; Figs. v12 side elevations ofA ends oi furthe-r modified forms oi' the device andparts of tie ends secured thereto; Fig.- 1e is a transverse section taken practically on the line 14-14 oi'FigI 13, being drawn upon an enlarged scale; and of a Jfurther modiiied form of the device.

g The element A is a combined guide and support for Jfabric such length'that they may be tied together to form a ow knot, or a knot of -any desired Th Y said combined guide and support tips B, which t-ips B are or and 13 arev entirely concealed, and therefore the length Y ofthe combined guide and support is slightly less than the length of the collar to which it is applied, as also shown in Fig. 1.

The combined guide and support A is made of a spring material, as for example very thin sheet metal, celluloid or the like, and the end portions cofeach form oi' the device are of greater widththan the reinainino portions, although the device inay be of uniibrin'width throughout its length if so desired.

Preferablyin the construction of the device the forward side portions are provided with a curvature in their lower ed es, as is shown inFigs. 1 and 2, and the'bac central portionl is reversely curved so as to drop down below the level of the top of the foreward end portions and thus enable the device to clear the upperedge' of the collar and also abling the-device to be readily shifted withoutany practical interference between4 thev members lorthe collar,

so as to properly adjust 4theknot 'of the tie relatively to the front collar button, and the device will then serve plied, en-

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to retain the tie in its adjusted position; but if desired, the forward side portions may be provided aty the terminals a with a curvature 12 in its upper edge, as is shown in Fig'. 3, and

the rear and rear side rious forms may be imparted to the device ortions will then be straight and of reducer width. Infact, va-

without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In ythe form of the device shown in Figs. 1

and 2,- its terminals c are provided with parallel vertical slots 13 and 14, and with spurs f slots 16 are provided with teeth 17.

between said slots. The fabric ends B are in this instance passed from the inside out .through the slot 13 and then in through the slot 14, and tliespurs 15 extend through the fabric ends between the slots 13 and Maand 'are clenchedon the fabric as is particularly shown in Fig. 1.

VIn the form of the device shown in Fig.A 3, each terminal a-is provided with a uite wide slot 16 adjacent tothe extreme'enc portions of the device, and the outer walls of tlelsle terminals@ are further provided with a second parallel slot 18, in which an inwardlyex tending sprin tongue'19 is formed, 'having teeth 20. W en this form of the device is employed, the fabric ends B are passed from the inside out through ythe slots l16 and then in through the slots 18'to an engagement. Awith the teeth 20 of the tongue 19 as shown in Fior. 4. f

5. the terminals a are each shown as Ising;

provided with an inner slot 21 and with outwardly-extending prongs 22 at their outer. endportions, and the fabric ends are held to the device by said prongs 22, the inner tenniinals of the said fabric ends being passed inwardly through the slots 21.

In Fig. 6 the terminals a are made totaper more orless, being contracted at their end portions, and these terminals are .provided with inwardlyextending flanges 23 at the top and at the bottom and with series of inwardly-extending prongs i 24- between '.th'e flanges. The fabric ends B are entered be. tween the anges 23, the prongs 24 extending through the fabric, and then the prongs are pressed down on the fabric and likewise the flanges 23 as shown in'Fig. 7. i

in the construction shown in Fig. 8 the terminals a are each provided with a single slot 25 only, and the fabric ends B are passedl through the slots and the inner end portions are stitched to the body portion of said fabric ends. A ff In Fig. 9 in addition to the outer slot 26 each terminal a is provided with horizontal 11 the terminals a are in the form o oppo'sin jaws 28 and 29, connected at their inner en by rivets 33.l

portions by rivets 30, and the fabric ends B 6o are passed between the said vjaws and spurs 31 struck out of the inner jaw28 are passed thronghthe fabric and throughopenings! 32 in the outerjaw 29, andthe spurs are then' clenched'on said jaw'. Inv Fig. 12 the termi- 65 nals a are likewise constructed' of two jaws 28 -and"29, but the s urs 31 and openings 32 are omitted andthe gabricterminals B when in-' ltroduced between the jaws are heldin place v f. 70 In/the construction shown in Figs. 13 and .14 two 'jaws 351 and 35 are employed, con`-' nected at their inner'portions by spurs '36,.- and inwardly-extending eyelet. depressions 37 are made in the onter'jawlri opplosite .75Y openings 33 in theinner jaw 35", as is s own. in Fig; 14; A metaly loop 39; is mounted'to 1` slide over the two-'jaws-faand 35, which metal loop is provided with agdepression 40 adapted'to venter any one fof the eyelet. defue pressions 37.-.;v 4imac-fabric-end'sl,are -ed 1n" place between fjawsiiand' b tightenin y thefjawsfontheffabric 'throng the rnedim ofltheadjustableloops'39.

vInlig15the combined 'de and-support 85 for -the fabric'endBof the tie isdesignated as A', and is-constructed'of s ring wire of suit-Q` able gage, andat'eachend) of the wire openf loops o r a seriesof arallel bars 41 ispro-Ql duced, through whic fthe fabric ends B are 9o threaded and thenclamped so as to securely hold them. f Having thus described my invention, I claimas new', and desire to secure by'Letters 1950611151-, f' 954 -1-. In a necktie, device, a combined guide l and support lcomprising a resilient curved band adaptedto encircle thecollan the ends of thegband terminating near the ends of said collar, saidband ends being provided with :o o spurs, A strips of :fabric .material engaged by said spurs, said stri s being adapted to h e `folded- 'together4 -to fiirm thetie, saidrband" ends being provided with means coperating 'with the spurswhereby to retain 'the strips in 1o 5 lace.b 1 V I? 2. In a neck tie device, a-combined guide and support, consisting of a curved spring band having'slots and spurs at its terminal portions, andfabric ends interlaced through .I :o said slots and engagedbysaid spurs.

In testimony whereof Ihave signed my name to this-specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. CHARLES ISAAC HOOPLE.

AWitnesses:

.117. HHOUCK, F. C. SPENCER.. 

